G'day mates and a hearty New Year's greeting to one and all!!
My email provides information and an invitation
for our 2011 Upper Hudson / Champlain Commercial
Tree Fruit School. The School takes place on
February 14 in lovely Lake George, NY. We invite
the attendance of friends and associates from
nearby Quebec, VT, and elsewhere in the region,
especially as we share similar short season, high
latitude, cold climate production parameters --
with similarly unique issues and challenges!
Our Fruit School is intended for experienced
individuals practicing commercial apple
production yet it is also appropriate for new
apple growers as well. The Program will carry
3.5 NY and VT pesticide applicator
re-certification credits for eligible persons
with proper identification at check-in.
Lake George and the Lake Champlain Basin can be
absolutely brilliant in winter! So come and
Explore!
We enjoy seeing new faces at our meeting and rekindling standing acquaintances.
Cheers. Kevin Iungerman
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CORNELL UNIVERSITY EXTENSION'S
Northeastern New York Commercial Fruit Program
UPPER HUDSON / CHAMPLAIN COMMERCIAL TREE-FRUIT SCHOOL
Fort William Henry Hotel & Conference Center - Lake George, NY
(48 Canada Street - Route 9 - Between Northway Exits 21 & 22)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2011 - AGENDA
7:30 - 8:30 Program & DEC Sign-In, & Late
Registration - Trade Show Open - Visit Friends &
Vendors - Coffee.
8:30 Welcome, Introductory Remarks, Announcements.
Kevin Iungerman, Extension
Associate, Northeastern NY Area Fruit Program.
8:35 - 9:00 Pre- and Post-Harvest Control of the Apple Maggot.
Dave Combs, Dept. Entomology, Cornell University.
9:00 - 9:25 Extending Your Apple Harvest Via
the Strategic Use of Growth Regulators.
Steve Hoying, Dept. Horticulture, Cornell University.
9:25 - 9:50 New York's Wild Pollinators and
How to Enhance and Conserve These Orchard Assets.
Mia Park, Entomology Graduate Student, Cornell University.
9:50 - 10:35 Trade Show Vendor Introductions and Product Highlights.
Various Vendors Participating in
the Tree Fruit School Trade Exhibition Portion.
10:35 - 11:00 Morning Stretch and Break. Visit Trade Exhibitions.
11:00 - 11:30 Small Plot Fruit Profitability:
Integrating Polyculture, Ecological Design, &
Biodiversity.
Dr. Joseph Kovach, Extension IPM, Ohio State University.
11:30-11:55 European Permanent Sprinkler
Pesticide Applications Being Reviewed in Quebec
Orchard.
Vincent Philion - Institut de
Recherche et de Développement en
Agroenvironnement.
11:55 - 1:05 Luncheon - Visit Friends & Trade
Exhibitions. (Exhibitions close after lunch)
1:10 - 1:40 Positioning New Apple Fungicides
to Control Mildew. (And of Course, Scab!)
Dr. David Rosenberger, Dept.
Plant Pathology, Cornell University.
1:40 - 2:10 The Emerging Threat Posed By the
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug to Tree Fruit.
Tracey Lesky - USDA Appalachian
Fruit Research Station, Kearneysville. Va.
2:10 - 2:35 Practical Sampling Protocols For
Oblique Banded Leafroller and Internal Lepidoptera
Dr. Harvey Reissig, Dept. Entomology, Cornell University.
2:35 - 3:00 Spur Pruning the Honeycrisp Apple
to Counter Its Biennial Bearing Proclivity.
Dr. Terence Robinson, Dept. Horticulture, Cornell University.
Afternoon Stretch
3:15 - 3:40 Mating Disruption Trials For the Control of the Dogwood Borer.
Dr. Art Agnello, Dept. Entomology, Cornell University.
3:40 - 4:10 New York's Apple Marketing Picture.
Jim Allen and David McClurg, New York Apple Association.
Program Ends. Closing Remarks. Eligible Persons
Pick-up Pesticide Credits Letter - Home Safely!
Tree Fruit School Registration is separate from
Annual Enrollment in Cornell University
Extension's Northeast NY Commercial Fruit
Program. School registration fees do vary
according to Fruit Program Enrollment status.
($25 "Active", $45 "Basic", or $90 "Not
enrolled"). Request Program Enrollment
Information for further details. Pre-registration
payment is requested by end-of-day, Wednesday,
Feb 9. After the 9th, a $10.00 late fee applies
and meals and breaks may not be guaranteed. The
Program is to carry 3.5 NY and VT Pesticide
Applicator credits.
Exhibitor space is available and vendor inquiries are welcome.
Lodging or Other Questions? Contact Nancy Kiuber
at (518) 885-8995 or [email protected].
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Kevin Iungerman, Extension Associate
Cornell University Cooperative Extension's
Northeast NY Commercial Fruit Program
50 West High Street, Ballston Spa, NY 12020
Phone: (518) 885-8995
FAX: (518) 885-9078
email: [email protected]
website: Coming in 2010.
Providing Equal Opportunity Commercial Tree Fruit
and Grape Research, Education and Programming
with the Support of the Farmers and Cornell
Cooperative Extension Associations of Albany,
Clinton, Essex, Saratoga, and Washington
Counties, and Cornell University's College of
Agriculture and Life Science.
Serving NY's Upper Hudson and Champlain Region -
Home to Premium Cold Hardy Orchard and Vineyard
Fruit, Including: McIntosh, Honeycrisp, and
Sweetango Apples, and Marquette and LaCrescent
Grapes!
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begin with people sharing ideas and working
together."_______________________________________________
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